How to Make Homemade Playdough - Scented
Easy to make no-cook homemade playdouhg
Yield: 4 colors
Cost: $5
Equipment
- mixing bowls
Materials
- 3-4 cups flour all-purpose
- 1 cup salt
- 1 tbsp. cream of tartar
- 2 tbsp. baby oil you can substitute vegetable oil
- 1.5 cups warm tap water hot enough to dissolve the salt
- 3 drops Food coloring (Gel is preferred) Add more for a darker color. Use any color that you think represents the scent you choose for your playdough
Scent Ideas
- for cinnamon 1 tsp. of cinnamon extract, 2 tsp. of ground cinnamon, or use cinnamon tea in place of warm water
- for pumpkin spice 1 tsp. each of, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and pumpkin pie spice. Add extra ginger and nutmeg for a stronger scent.
- for orange scented playdough 1&1/4 tsp. Orange extract, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon extract, 1/4 tsp. ground clove spice
- for chocolate 1/2 cup of hot chocolate powder or powdered chocolate drink mix
- for apple spice 2-3 tbsp. apple cider spices
- coconut 1 tsp. of coconut extract
- lemon 1 tps. of lemon essential oils or extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix only 3 cups of flour with the salt and the cream of tartar.
- In a separate bowl, mix the oil and warm water
- Pour the water mixture into the dry ingredients.
- When it has cooled enough to be able to touch the dough, start kneading the dough.
- If the play-dough is sticky, gradually add the 4th cup of flour little by little - It should have the consistency of bread dough.
- Roll the dough out into a large rectangle and divide it into four sections
- Roll those sections into balls
Adding scents and colorant
- To Add scents and color, make a well in each playdough ball by pushing your thumb down in the center of the playdough ball to make a depression
- Add the color and spices, or extracts to the well
- Knead the color and the scent by working it with your hands. A great way to do this and avoid getting color all over the counter is to place the dough in a large zip-tight bag. Squeeze and knead the dough while it is inside the bag to mix the colors.